Learning outcomes on the horizon
Intended learning outcome descriptions present the distilled essence of a period of study in the form of a brief list of abilities that students “will…
‘I know that this is what you want me to learn’: More Tips for Friendly Canvas Courses
Over the past fortnight, the FASS Teaching and Technology Innovation Team ran two feedback workshops with a dozen students testing new Canvas sites for…
Students’ Top Tips for Friendly Canvas Courses
Earlier this month the FASS Teaching and Technology Innovation Team spent a few hours with a dozen students testing a suite of new Canvas…
Teaching Leadership as Design – November Events
This November we are spoilt for choice with some wonderful events hosted by the Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation (CRLI). On the 14th November Bill…
The use of technology for assessment in public health
Technology has dramatically changed the way we teach in universities. We increasingly see laptops, mobile phones, or tablets in classrooms, and bigger changes are…
Thinking in Canvas: Arc turns videos into two-way learning experiences
How do you get the most out of videos in teaching? Arc is a new video platform that will allow you to do so…
Sydney Open Textbooks
Are you passionate about open access and making education more affordable for your students? Would you like to publish an open textbook for your…
Flipping in the Classroom: Evaluating an Experiment in the Humanities
In this extended article for Teaching@Sydney, Dirk Moses, Professor of Modern History in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, explores the hype, hopes and realities…
Peer Observation and Review of Teaching (PORT) Colloquium
Reviving the ‘lecture’ – resuscitation toolkit In this colloquium, participants in the 2017 Peer Observation and Review of Teaching (PORT) program from The University…
Standards-based assessments for public health education: Use of rubrics and exemplars
The current University of Sydney Assessment Procedures has highlighted the need and requirements to apply standards-based assessments to our teaching. It explains what standards-based…